By COLlive reporter
Photos: AV Eichenblatt
In honor of the Rebbe‘s birthday, over 1,000 men, women and children gathered on the major thoroughfare of La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles to send off the Annual Yud Aleph Mitzvah Tank Parade.
A police escort and Tank Number One –a 24 ft. truck with a giant picture of the Rebbe smiling– was followed by 7 tanks accompanied by 150 children who departed concurrently to spread out to seven neighborhoods within Los Angeles County.
Their mission: Distribute Shmurah Matzah to the city’s Jews and present educational publications about Passover and Torah.
Prior to the parade, a special children’s rally was held in the main auditorium of Cheder Menachem. A video hook-up with the “Rebbe’s Gift,” announcing close to 300,000 Mishnayos and Tanya that was learned by children around the globe, was shown at the rally.
The Twelve Pesukim were recited by students of Cheder Menachem, Bais Chaya Mushka, and other Lubavitcher schools of Los Angeles. A beautiful story was told by Rabbi Zalman Hecht of Bais Bezalel.
Rabbi Mendel Duchman, founder and director of the Rebbe’s Diamond Daveners who served as emcee, announced that the rally is in merit of California’s Head Shlucha, Rebbetzin Miriam Cunin, as well as Chaya Spalter.
He asked the children to say the pesukim with increased enthusiasm so they and all others who need it should receive a Refuah Shlaima. The rally was also in the merit that Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin should have revealed miracles – yet before Pesach.
Following the rally, the entire crowd poured out to La Cienega Blvd to send off the troops to their mission of bringing goodness and kindness to the Los Angeles community at large.
A special thank you goes out to Rabbi Mendel Greenbaum, Principal of Cheder Menachem, and Rabbi Sholom Heidingsfeld, coordinator of Tzivos Hashem.
Kol Yakov Yehuda and Mitzvah Tank Office of Los Angeles would like to thank this year’s Bochurim Memunim’ Hatmimim, Mendel Thaler, Mendel Wolowik who worked deliberately to make this parade a success.
“This event was truly a Nachas Ruach to our Rebbe,” a parent with her three little children was overheard saying.
go chabad boys
A big yashar koach to Avraham Moshe Eichenblatt for the amazing photos!
A big yashar koach to Avraham Moshe Eichenblatt for the amazing photos!
wow nice
Go uncle Mendy:)))
A grosser yashker koach to hatmimim menachem mendel thaler and menachem mendel wolowik… you gave the rebbe and the entire cong. Much hassidesher nachos… keep up the avodas hakodesh… kazzak vibaruch
LA is a warm loving community with anash who really care for the children. A big thank you to Mendel Duchman for all he does for the LA kids. Cheder Menachem and Bais Chaya Mushka are role model schools.
so proud to be with Mendel Wolowik & Mendy Thaler in the same Yeshiva!
Avraham Moshe ,You produced a great film in such a short amount of time!
So nice of you.
A big yashar koach to Avraham Moshe Eichenblatt for the amazing photos!
Go Mendel wolowik!!!
MENDY UR the best!!
Keep up the great work!!
For refuah shleimah:
Odel Miriam bas Bluma Leah shetichye
Chaya Mushka bas Hadassa Sheina shetiyichye
R’ Mendel Duchman is the man
A Big Yasher Koach to R’ Mendel Duchman for all the amazing work he dose with our children here in L.A. the Rebbe’s Diamond Daveners
Bringing the Geulah in Chodesh Nissan
Moshiach Now!!!
MENDY UR the best! Keep it up! We love u!
Mendel duchman
Great job guys,
Sincerely cong. Tzedek viyosher
even without jj and shmulie its still goes on! nice job.
Go Mendel wolowik!!!
It’s so nice to see pictures that really show you what it’s like to be on a mitzva tank.
we knew we can count on u for it To work out。。。。。。。!
full names and there mothers name of
Rebbetzin Miriam Cunin, Chaya Spalter.and sholom rubashkin so we TOO can all daven and say thilim for them —-Thank you
we live in a metropolitan city with surrounding communities
i would say we have over 700 children-
i admire the los angeles anash community – they don’t miss even ONE opportunity to keep our kids involved and connected -on every single important chabad and yom tov day .
whats their secret? and how can we duplicate that in our community —anybody know which mosaid or person we can contact to discuss this with ?
Mendy is truly the best bochur out there! He’s amazing. Keep it up
wish i was there
Good job!
GO MENDY THALER!